Form for making twisted-wire hat-frames.



No. 797,286. PATEN'IBD AUG. l5, 1905. W. M. JAMESON.

FRM EUR MAKING TWSTED WIRE HAT FRAMES. APPLICATION FILED FBB.9.1905.

hW,llllll'lROP M. JflldlfilN, 'OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

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pecication of Letters lPatent.

Patented Aug'. l5, 1905.

Application tiled February 9, 1905. Serial No. 244,858.

To (f/ZZ whom, may cm1/cern:

Be it known that l, VViNrnnor M. JAMESON, a citizen ot' the UnitedCrltates, and a resident ot Cambridge, county o'l. Middlesex, State oflldassachusetts, have invented an improveinent in Forms for ltlakingTwistetl-VVii'e Hat-Frames, of which the following description, inconnection with the accompanying' drawings, is a specification, likecharacters on the drawings rcprescntii'ig like parts.

This invention has :tor its object the production of a cheap andvconvenient 'form or block lor facilitating' the manufacture o'l'Itwisted-wire hat-iframes for ladies, particularly adapted for the makingof such hat- :tranies as are ol relatively simple shape and which can bereadily removed from the form when completed.

The twisted-wire iframe is composed o'l" round-and-i'ound wires, whichgive the curved shape to the crown and brim, and connectingViiore-and-aft wires, which radiate from a com-` mon point on the top 0lthe crown and are twisted around the several round-andround wires. 4

My present invention is well adapted for making' frames which are stockshapes, and its construction is so simple and cheap Athat a frame-makercan easily keep on hand a suliicient number ior the stock or standardshapes without a large expenditure. suoli shapes being' generally of arelatively simple character.

The various novel features of my invention will be 'fully described intliesubjoined speci- 'lication and partici'darly pointed out inthefollowing claims.

llig'ure l is a perspective View of a form for making' hat-i`ramesembodying my invention, the support being omitted; and Fig. 2 is a'vertical section thereof on the line 2 2, Fig'. Il, showing' thesupport in elevation.

ln accord ance with my present invention the iorin comprises a crown orcrown-block a, preferably made of a piece ol wood of sul'licientthickness to give the desired height to the crown, and a brinrsupportconnected therewith and conveniently made of wooden planking. The crowna, may be circular, oval, or elliptical, in accordance with the desiredshape for the crown of the completed hat- 'frame, and the contour of thebrim-support corresponds to the general outline oi' the hat-brim. Thetwo parts are connected in any suitable. manner, and herein fl haveshown two upright pins secured to the brim-support toentercorrespondingholes in the crown portion or block n., thusdetachably connect ing the parts. inwardly-converging slots 6X areiorined in the briin-support, extending' from its periphery to and underthe crown portion, (see Fig. 9.,)and a like number oi radiating' slotsa7( are made in the latter, so that when crown and brim-support areconnected the slots cx will be over and register with the inner endsoiAl the slots bx. The outer ends of the slots 5X may be flared, as at7), to l'acilitate the handling' of the fore-anda`ft wires in making thehat-frame. l

To position the round-and-round wires, l provide guide-mns,` driven intoboth crown and brim-sui'iporting portions of the frame, a single seriesoi' pins, as 2, being' mounted on the top of the crown a near itsperiphery, and preferably the pins are arranged in paii's adjacent andat opposite sides ot theslots cx. The series oi' pins .2 position thecrown-wii'e C, (shown in section, Fig'. 2,) the said wire crossing' theseveral slots, as will bcmaniiest.

On the brim-support l providea series of single pins 3 adjacent theperimeter of the crowirblock and located adjacent and on opposite sidesof the slots, as shown in Fig. 1, to position the head-wire H, Fig. 2.

Herein ll have shown two more series of guide-pins t and on thebrim-suigii'iort, but with the pins set in pairs or double, the seriesoi pins 5 being near the periphery ol the brim-support and the series etbetween the head-wire pins 3 and the outer series 5. Both series arearranged substantially as are the other seriesthat is, with the pairsoi' pins adjacent and on opposite sides of the slots 6X.

An upright post or support M, having' a suitable base MX, Fig. 2, isshaped at its upper end to enter loosely a socket 3 in the brim-supportto sustain the form at a convenient height and permit the operator torotate it from time to time during the .term-ation oi' the hat-trame.

The device is used as follows: The operator lays on the crown-wire C,positioning' it by means oll the series oi:A pins 2, and a tore-andaftwire is then laid across the top of the crown-block a and twisted one ormore times around the part oiE the wireC, crossing a slot ax, the slotgreatly facilitating such twisting. The free end ol the 'fore-and-aftwire is then left l'ianging down through the slot, the 'form is rotatedon its support M, and the wire is twisted around the crown-wire U at theopposite side. This 'operation is repeated with one after another of thefore-and-aft wires until the desired number have been applied andtwisted about the crown-wire. wire H is then applied and positioned bythe pins 3, and the hanging ends of the fore-andaft wires are taken upone after another and twisted about such wire H at the parts thereofwhich cross the slots. rlhereafter the intermediate brim-wire B' isapplied, positioned by the pins 4, and the fore-and-aft wires aretwisted about it, and finally the outer wire B is positioned by the pins5 and the fore-andaft wires are twisted around it and cut off. By meansof the slots the fore-and-aft wires can be readily and quickly handledand twisted about the several round-and-round wires, the latter beingfirmly positioned and held hy the arrangement of the guide-pins adjacentand on opposite sides of the slots. lVhen the hatframe is completed,theround-and-round wires are lifted off the form by disengaging them fromthe pins.

While the brim-support is flat, it will be manifest that various bendsor flares can be imparted to the brim after removal of the g hat-framefrom the form.

The construction of the form is exceedingly simple and strong and verycheap, and it is thoroughly well adapted for the formation of hat-framesinvolving no complex bell or other formations.

By flaring the outer ends of the slots 22X the passage of thefore-and-aft wires into such slots is facilitated. y

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A form for making twisted -wire hatframes, comprising a crown, aconnected, laterally extended brim support having inwardly-convergingslots extended from its periphery to and into the crown, to facilitatethe twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, and guide-pins on the form toposition the roundand-round wires on the crown and brim-support.

2. A form for making ltwisted-wire hatframes, comprising a solid crown,a flat and rigidly-connected, laterally-extended brimsupport havinginwardly-converging slots extended from its periphery into the crown, to

facilitate the twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, and series ofguide-pins on the brimsupport to position the brim-wires thereupon.

3. A form for making twisted-wire hatframes, comprising a crown, aconnected, lat- The headn erally extended brim support havinginwardly-converging slots extended from its periphery to and into thecrown` to facilitate the twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, andguide-pins on the form located adjacent the slots to position theround-and-round wires on the crown and brim-support.

L A form for making twisted-wire hatframes, comprising a block-crown, aconnect- K ed and laterally-extended brim-support havinginwardly-converging slots extended .from its periphery to and into thecrown-block, and guide-pins on the crown and brim-support, arrangedadjacent and on opposite sides of the slots, to position theround-and-round wires. n

5. A form for making twisted-wire hatframes, comprising a block-crownprovided with radiating slots, a iiat brim-support detachably connectedwith and supporting the crown and having radiating slots extended inwardfrom its periphery and registering at their inner ends with thecrown-slots, to facilitate the twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, andseries of guide-pins on the crown and brim-support located adjacent andon opposite sides of the slots, to position the roundand-round wires.

6. A form for making twisted-wire hatframes, comprising a crown,aconnected, laterally extended brim support having inwardly-convergingslots extended from its periphery to and into the crown, to facilitatethe twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, guidepins on the form toposition the round-andround wires, and an upright support on which theform is rotatably mounted.

7.4 A form for making twisted-wire hatframes, comprising a crown, aconnected, laterally extended brim support having inwardly-convergingslots extended from its periphery to and into the crown, to facilitatethe twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, and guide-pins on the form toposition the roundand-round wires on the crown and brim-support,"tlieouter ends of the slots in the brimsupport being flared to facilitatethe entrance of the fore-and-aft wires.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

VINTHROP M. JAMESON.

lVitnesses:

JOHN C. EDwARDs, ELIZABETH R. MORRISON.

